RE:PW2.3 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee February 23, 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Temporary Traffic By-laws 137! Overview • Pan Am Games: July 10 to July 26 36 Pan Am Sports • Parapan Am Games: August 7 to August 15 15 Parapan Am Sports • 41 member nations • Approximately 7,000 athletes and 3,000 officials • More than 30 venues in 16 municipalities across Southern Ontario • The Games are expected to attract 250,000 spectators with support from 20,000 volunteers • The world’s third largest international multi-sports Games 3 Development of the Transportation Plan • Transportation Planning for the 2015 Games has been led by the Pan Am/Parapan Am Transportation Team (“PATT”). • PATT includes representation from TO2015, the Province of Ontario, City of Toronto and other affected municipalities, TTC, Metrolinx and the Integrated Security Unit. • PATT released the Strategic Framework for Transportation which identified the strategies for the delivery of a successful transportation plan. • The Plan will address the needs of “Games Clients” (athletes, officials, international federations and dignitaries, media and sponsorship partners) and spectators while minimizing the impact on Toronto residents and businesses. • This report recommends traffic measures designed to implement these strategies. 4 Local Area Plans (LAP’s) • There are 10 competition venues in Toronto and several non- competition venues. • For each venue a Local Area Plan has been developed to identify the following: Transit Stops and Services Taxi Stands Bicycle Parking Private Coach parking Auto parking areas Bus staging areas Accessible parking Spectator entrance/exits Accessible loading zones “Last Mile” 5 Athletes’ Village 6 Pan Am Dome (Rogers Centre) 7 Pan Am Park (Exhibition Place) 8 Pan Am Park 9 Ryerson Athletics Centre 10 Varsity Stadium/ Pan Am Fields 11 Royal Canadian Yacht Club 12 Pan Am Bowling Centre Centennial Park 13 Centennial Park 14 Athletics Stadium Canadian Tennis Centre 15 Canadian Tennis Centre & Athletics Stadium 16 Aquatics Centre U of T (Scarborough) Tennis Centre 17 Aquatics Centre & Field House 18 Nathan Phillips Square 19 Traffic Management Plans • Draft plan developed around each venue 1) New or adjusted parking and loading restrictions 2) Turn prohibitions 3) Temporary road closures 4) Signal timing modifications and coordination 5) Wayfinding and signage • This report recommends the temporary by- laws required to implement the measures numbered 1, 2 and 3 20 Sample Wayfinding Signs 21 Road Events • Events include: o Marathon o Race Walk o Triathlon o Road Cycling (Pan Am) o Road Cycling (Parapan Am) • These events, which are often highlights of the Games, provide an opportunity to showcase the City’s neighbourhoods, parks and streetscapes. • Competitions occur on weekends, but short-term closures may be required on the Friday prior to the event. 22 Road Events – Cycling 23 Games Route Network (“GRN”) • Series of roads linking Athletes’ Village, competition venues and non-competition venues. • To provide efficient and reliable travel for “Games Clients” (athletes, officials and media). • Traffic measures implemented to keep traffic moving – Traffic Management Measures (traffic and parking restrictions) – Coordination of construction activity, special events, filming activity, etc. – Temporary HOV lanes • HOV lanes were initially proposed as “Pan Am Priority Lanes”. • Details regarding the regulations and activation of the Temporary HOV lanes are currently being finalized. 24 25 Other Key Issues • In addition to the recommended traffic management measures, residents, businesses and commuters are encouraged to take transit, or re-time or re-route their trips to minimize the demands on the transportation systems during peak periods. • A “Transportation Delivery Plan” is being prepared which will serve as the “playbook” for Games-time transportation operations. • Construction of a “Unified Transportation Coordination Centre” (MTO facility at Finch/Arrow) is nearing completion which will serve as the base for Command, Coordination and Communication (C3). • Test events, simulations and table-top exercises and workshops are being conducted to assess the plans, our communications and our readiness. 26 Next Steps • A staff report will be submitted that will recommend the regulations related to the implementation of the Temporary HOV lanes. • With the approval of this report, the required signs will be fabricated and installed in accordance with the recommended traffic measures. • This report also recommends that staff report directly to Council, if necessary, on any minor adjustments or additions to these temporary traffic by-laws. • An extensive public engagement strategy has been developed to advise residents, businesses and associations of these traffic management measures. 27 Thank you! 28 .